THE latest community news from Aberystwyth

Pink Car Rally

A FLEET of pink rally cars descended on Aberystwyth last weekend as part of a nationwide drive to raise money for the Little Princess Trust.

The Little Princess Trust, which provides ‘real hair’ wigs for children aged two to 18 who lose their hair, primarily through cancer treatments.

The rally travelled from south to north Wales and stopped off in Aberystwyth’s Tesco car park en route and met with shoppers.

Rotary Club

THIS week’s speaker was Ffion Edwards, a former pupil of Ysgol Penweddig, now a student at Plymouth University.

Ffion was a recipient of the club’s Lionel White Scholarship in 2016/7. Lionel White was a former member who bequeathed money to set up a fund supporting young people from the area to undertake voluntary work overseas.

Ffion has recently completed a three-week placement working with the East African Playgrounds charity, helping build a children’s playground in Uganda.

In doing so, she not only learned valuable building techniques such as mixing concrete, planning wood and cleaning tiles, but also worked with teachers and schoolchildren to maximise the impact of the playground on the local community.

The construction period itself aroused much curiosity amongst local children and it was a major event for the town when the playground was eventually opened.

She especially enjoyed teaching the children playground games from Wales and being able to participate in theirs.

The charity prides itself on its ongoing relationship with its partner communities to ensure high standards and continuity of use for the benefit of the children in very deprived areas.

John Pugh Jones thanked Ffion for her enthusiastic and very interesting presentation. He was particularly pleased that the club was able to offer local youngsters the chance to participate in such valuable work in disadvantaged communities overseas, enabling them to open new windows on the world and enjoy new experiences of great value to them in their future lives.

Bridge club

RESULTS from Friday, 4 August: 1, Ian Finlay and John Holmes; 2, Keith Bellamy and Sue Sherman; 3, Dai Hayes and John Valentine.

Friday, 11 August: 1, John Holmes and Alan Stein; 2, Jean Harrison and Mair Jenkins; 3, Margaret Hathaway and Jeff Thomas.

Friday, 18 August: 1, Betty Brookes and Elenid Thomas; 2, Dai Hayes and John Valentine; 3, Roger Boyle and Jeff Thomas.

Sunday, 20 August: 1, Pamela Woodhouse and Elenid Thomas; 2, Mike Jones and Kim Marsh; 3, Roger Boyle and Jeff Thomas.

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